Thunderstorms riding along the periphery of a heat dome over the next week will bring the potential for flooding, damaging ...

The forecast comes on the heels of heavy rain in Louisiana and Mississippi on Thursday, major and disruptive flooding that ...

High humidity levels, summer heat and long days will combine to produce conditions favorable for drenching thunderstorms ...

Chicago experienced a rare, but not unprecedented, flash flood Tuesday night in what some forecasters described as a "one-in-500-year event." ...

A Chicago flash flood warning went out Tuesday night as the city experienced some of its heaviest rain since 2023. More than ...

Straighter, smoother streams flow more violently than those that meander due to a reduction in friction. Areas with steeper ...

The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the ...

Droughts have a similar effect: When soil dries out over long periods, it can become compacted or even crusted over, reducing ...

While climate change is not solely responsible for causing the recent flash floods across the country, here's how it does ...

More than a month's worth of rain fell on Chicago in 90 minutes on Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). "There were numerous reports of flooded viaducts, several reports ...

There has been a record-high number of flash flood warnings issued in the U.S. this year, which can be linked to climate ...

Chicago endured one of its torrential rainfall events from September 2023 on, leading to flooded basements.Before 9 p.m., a ...